Improvement in matches for cigar-lighters



WILLIAllIPORTER, OF ST; STEPHENS-PARISH, CANADA.

Letters Patent No. 109,660, dated November 29, 1870.

IMPAROVEMENT IN MATCHES FOR CIGAR-LIGHTERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent: and part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM lolrrnn, of St.Stephens Parish, in the'province of New Brunswick and in the Dominion ofCanada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Methodand Meansuscd for securing together and protecting the friction-ends ofMatches; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, aIndexact description thereof.

Heretofore, matches intended for use in lighting cigars have been packedin boxes, in order to confine them within a suitable compass, and alsoto protect the composition with which their ends were coated, by whichmeans the cost of said lights to the consumer was largely increased,

'lo obviate this objection is the design of m yinvention, which consistsin protecting the friction-ends of matohes,and also in securing said epds togetherby' lights or matches, which are thereby securely heldtogether, and also are protected from injury while being handled. \Vh'ena light is desired for use, the tissue-paper offers but a slightresistance to its removal from the bunch.

When it is desired to put up the matches singly or disconnected fromeach other, their ends are severally covered with a small piece of thegummed paper, which, for convenience, may be cut from the sheet by meansof a round punch. Y

By this method of confining and protecting the matches, an equal degreeof security and convenience is obtained at but a fraction of the expenseheretofore required for such purpose. v

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my invention, 7

What I claim as new is- The'mode herein described for protecting thefriction-e'nds of matches, and also securing said ends together mymeans. of gummed tissue-paper or Itsequivalent, substantially asspecified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I havehereunto set my hand andseal this 11th day of November, 1870.

-WM. PORTER. [L. s.]

Witnesses: I

J. H. BnARnsLEy, JAMES llIADDOGKS,

